Irman Gusman (born 11 February 1962) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is a former [1] speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia,[2] who became the first Indonesian parliamentary leader to be elected for two consecutive terms. This earned him the nickname Pejuang daerah (lit. "Regional warrior", with "regional" as in the Regional Representative Council).

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Irman Gusman was born in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra[3] on 11 February 1962 to Gusman Gaus and Janimar Kamili. His father was rector of the Muhammadiyah University of West Sumatra, while his mother was the daughter of gold traders.

Irman Gusman is one of the leading figures of the post-Suharto era. He fought for the need of recognition and accommodation of regional interests at the various state institutions. His policy is based on Indonesia being a multicultural nation. For Irman Gusman, the political system and government should reflect this.

Irman Gusman began his political career in 1999 as member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), representing West Sumatra. In 2004, he was elected member of the newly formed DPD, representing West Sumatra and became vice-chairman of the DPD under chairman Ginandjar Kartasasmita.[4] Gusman was elected chairman of the DPD on 2 October 2009, having received 81 votes over his opponent Laode Ida's 46 votes. He began his second term on 2 October 2014, after winning from Farouk Muhammad with 66 against 53 votes.

Because he is not a member of a political party and due to his determination to embrace all social classes for the advancement of Indonesia, Irman Gusman was regarded more as a national leader or a statesman, rather than a politician. This distinguished him from many other politicians in the post-Suharto era.

On 5 October 2016 Gusman was officially discharged from his role as speaker following his earlier arrest for corruption[5]